Unscramble ORTHOSCOPES to get 354 words. ORTHOSCOPES itself is a real word: 18 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HOROSCOPES and ORTHOSCOPE lead with 17 points. 11 letters: 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ORTHOSCOPES by length: 1 with 11 letters, 3 with 10, 7 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
Among the 10-letter words made with ORTHOSCOPES letters, HOROSCOPES and ORTHOSCOPE tie for first at 17 points.
The best of the 8-letter words from ORTHOSCOPES is POTCHERS, 15 points; CHEROOTS and CHOOSERS on 13 follow. SCOOTERS and SHOOTERS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOSCOPES, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. PROCESS, POSTERS and SECTORS are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words from ORTHOSCOPES, EPOCHS, POTCHE and SPETCH tie for first at 13 points. PHOTOS, CHOOSE and HORSES are everyday picks.
7 of 60 5-letter words in ORTHOSCOPES tie at 12 points; none scores more. PHOTO, SHOPS and SPECS will look familiar.
CHOP and PECH share the top score of 11 among the 4-letter words made with ORTHOSCOPES letters. SHOP, TECH and HOPE are the ones most people know.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOSCOPES; 10 of them share the top score of 8. TOP, HOT and PRO are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ORTHOSCOPES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with OR · ending in ES · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with HOOPSTERS, POOCHES, PORCHES and ROTOSCOPES (14 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ORTHOSCOPES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOSCOPES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 354) | 297 | 354 | 259 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ORTHOSCOPES, ORTHOSCOPE, POTCHERS, PORTHOSES, POSTHORSE, POTCHER, POTCHES, POTCHE, SPETCH, TOPSCORES, PORTHOS, POTCH and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ROTOSCOPES, POTHOSES, ROTOSCOPE, COHOES, POTHOS, THESPS, COHOE, OCHES, PHEOS, SPECTS, TECHS, THESP and 26 more, 38 in all.